KP wants more investment under CPEC: Taimoor Jhagra
Finance Minister KP Taimoor Saleem Khan Jhagra. [Photo/Tahir Ali]
by Tahir Ali
PESHAWAR, March 4 (Gwadar Pro) – “We want the focus of China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC) to remain on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and also want major projects like Peshawar-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway, Chashma Right Bank Left Canal DI Khan to become part of CPEC,” said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra on Thursday.
Taimoor Saleem Khan said many sectors in KP can attract investments such as mineral sector, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), tourism, energy sector, hydro-energy sector and health sector.
Taimoor Saleem Khan, there is a big opportunity of public-private partnership investment in KP’s health sector.
Taimoor Saleem Khan said, “The speed of CPEC projects will gain momentum and there are possibilities to include more projects in CPEC in KP,” he said.
(Editor:Liao Yifan)